UEFA Champions League Final - Luzhniki Stadium, Wed 21 May

Who is the champion now??

UNITED 1 - Ronaldo 26

(6 pens scored: Tevez, Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson, Giggs)

CHELSEA 1 - Lampard 45
(5 pens scored: Ballack, Belletti, Lampard, A Cole, Kalou)

Team line-ups

United: Van der Sar; Brown (Anderson 120), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Carrick, Hargreaves, Scholes

(Giggs 87); Ronaldo, Rooney (Nani (101), Tevez. Subs not used: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Fletcher, Silvestre.
Booked: Scholes, Ferdinand, Vidic, Tevez

Chelsea: Cech, Essien, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Makelele (Belletti 120)., Ballack, Lampard, Malouda (Kalou 92), J Cole (Anelka 99), Drogba. Subs not used: Cudicini, Shevchenko, Mikel, Alex.
Booked: Makelele, Carvalho, Ballack, Essien
Sent off: Drogba

Attendance: 69,552

Quotable

"This is football. I don't know what to say. I think we're going to lose. I score the goal and miss the penalty. The worst day of my life. But the lads did the proper job and I feel very proud for them. It means everything for me."—Ronaldo

"John is Mr. Chelsea. He wants it more than anyone and not many center-halves would stand up and take a penalty of that importance. John did what he did and he will be back."—Lampard on Terry, who was in tears after the game.

The race for the Premier League title between Chelsea and Manchester United came down to the last day. So it was only appropriate Wednesday's Champions League final in Moscow between the same clubs was just as nail-biting... United may claim the upper hand in the 1st half but Chelsea came alive in the 2nd half.

United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalty kicks after the teams finished regulation and extra time tied 1-1. The game got off slowly with much of the action in the midfield but picked up with United's Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the 26th minute and Frank Lampard's equalizer just before halftime.

Chelsea had their chance to claim the trophy for the first time after Cristiano Ronaldo had had his effort saved by Petr Cech. But captain John Terry pushed his spot-kick - Chelsea's fifth - wide of the target. I guess now its bye-bye Grant, Jose may not want Chelsea again, he may take up a new post on the continent and by the time the position is confirmed Drogba and Lampard may follow Jose there. Good luck Roman, pinching Peter Kenyon may be enough to win the Premier League but you still need Sir Alex to win the Champions League kah kah kah